Ewa Puuloa Outrigger Canoe Club

What it reported doing in 2025

Purpose: The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide opportunities for Hawaii's youth that they might not typically have access to through the advancement of sports at the amateur level, including Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling, by providing a safe, competitive program that emphasizes discipline and sportsmanship, and promotes character development and life skills, and to provide opportunities for child and parent to engage in cultural activities that strengthen their relationship. Program: regatta season Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling. During the 2025 regatta season EPOCC served 39 youth ages 8-16 and 42 adults ages 23-80. Seventeen of the adults were parents of youth paddlers. The male to female ratio was 35 percent to 65 percent and paddlers represented varied backgrounds including Hawaiian, Asian, Native American, Caucasian, Pacific Islander and African American. EPOCC held practices three days per week at 4:00-5:30 for youth and 5:30-sunset for adults, instructing in outrigger paddling technique, canoe and water safety, canoe etiquette, the Hawaiian names of the parts of the canoe and paddle, the cultural significance of Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling, how to rig a 6-person outrigger canoe and how to right a canoe if it tips over in the water. EPOCC crews competed in 64 events over the course of 7 regattas, qualified for twelve events in the OHCRA Championship race, and qualified for the state championships with its Novice B mix crew, which finished top ten in the state. The objective of this program was to provide youth and adults in west Oahu a means by which they could cultivate positive physical, mental, emotional and cultural health through Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling. Expectations were for returning paddlers to improve on their current skills and to perceive the importance of the leadership role they play in setting the example for the new paddlers. For new paddlers, the expectation was that they would learn the necessary skills and etiquette of paddling and be able to contribute to a cohesive team. Measurable objectives included having at least a 75 percent retention rate of youth from regatta season to the subsequent na opio season and having 100 percent of regatta season participants compete in at least one regatta. We fell a little short of our youth retention goal, with only 72 percent signing up for the subsequent season, but that number still created a strong foundation for the na opio season so we still consider it a success. Only 95 percent of our paddlers competed in regattas, but those who didn't were due to injury other extenuating circumstances and not due to lack of skill, but everyone else participated in at least one regatta and we also considered that a success. Inspired by the performance and dedication of the adults this season, EPOCC continued Sunday training sessions in the off-season for its adult paddlers. In support of its program, EPOCC invested in equipment maintenance including an on-going koa canoe refurbishment, a fiberglass canoe refurbishment, new steering blades, new practice paddles and technology to support its program. EPOCC also participated in the re-launch of A`a, a koa racing canoe commissioned by Prince Kuhio, which had been in the stewardship of Bishop Museum for 100 years. Coaches and board members committed to upkeep an area of Ewa Beach's Kauhale preserve in coordination with the Hoakalei Cultural Foundation.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.4%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 23.7%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.52; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings